Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in France
France: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 109,060 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in France, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in France stood at 109,060 ha. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.7% on the previous year and up 262.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in France peaked at 109,060 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,856 ha, in 1996.
That places France 5th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,422 ha | 8,856 ha | 12,040 ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 32,149 ha | 15,037 ha | 41,471 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,489 ha | 30,100 ha | 64,470 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,624 ha | 66,540 ha | 109,060 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 2 Ethiopia PDR 1.37 million ha
- 3 Chad 547,440 ha compare
- 4 Poland 121,450 ha compare
- 6 Thailand 99,677 ha compare
- 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture share gdp 1.4 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.4 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 14.54 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 210,920 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in France?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in France was 109,060 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 109,060 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,856 ha in 1996.
- How does France rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- France ranks 5th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.